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H. (S. DILLS. ARTIFICIAL BAIT 0R LURE.

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Patented Dec. 2,1919.

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- embodiment UNITED' STATES PATNT FFICE,

HENRY s. DILLs, or GARRETfr, INDIANA, AssIGNoR or ONE-HALF 'ro JAMES HEDDoNs V soNs, INCORPORATED, ornoWAGIAc, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION oF MICHIGAN.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patenten nec. a, isis..

Original application filed January 25, 1918, Serial No. 213,628. Divided and this application lled J'uly 1, 1918. Serial-No. 242,701.

To all whom t may] concern i Be it known that LHENRY S. DILLS, a

of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Artificial Baits or, Lures, )f which the following is a full, clear, conoise, and 'exact description, yreference 'being had to the accompanying'y drawing, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to artificial baits or lures. o

Among the objects of my invention is the provision of an articial bait which will be attractive in appearance and which will be easy to manufacture. More specifically, one object of my invention is the provision of an artificial bait or lure having on its surface an imitation of the scales pf a natural min.

now.

In order to give a general idea of my invention, it is here stated that the particular of my invention disclosed in this application comprises `a cigar-shaped wooden body, to which various coatings of body is provided with a coating forming a background of non-lustrous coloringmaterial; a

exible clothnetting is then wrapped closely around this body, colorin material is sprayed onto the body throu'glir the netting. .The netting is then removed, leavin an interrupted coating of lustrous colormg material overlying the background of non-lustrous coloring material, the Ynon-lustrous coloring material being visible through the interruptions outer coating in the form of a-network.

`^ artificial -bait or lure proved scale finish;

Other coatings of coloring material may then ber applied to various parts of the body o f the bait over the coating of lustrous coloring material, Vto form any desired color scheme, and a coating of transparent lustrous lacquer may then be applied over the entire surface of the bait.

In the drawings, in 4which mentof my invention is shown;-

Figure 1 is aperspective view showing'an provided with my im- Fig@ is a perspective' view of the bait in process of manufacture, showing the flex-` ible netting wrapped around it; l

verse sectional the finished. bait.

and a coating of lustrous` of the A A reaching those one lembodiv Fig. 3 is a section Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary transon the line 3-#3 of position on the body and the lustrous coloring material being sprayed thereon; and

.comprises a cigar-shaped wooden body l0 to which the various coatings of coloring material are applied. The rst coat 11 may be white and may cover the entire surface of the bait. A network of this white coating at the under side of the bait remains visible view showing the netting in on the finished bait and gives it a light colored effect in the lower ortion thereof, which is desirable. A coating 12- of dark green may then be applied to the upper half of the balt by means of an air-brush, or in any suitable manner. A network of v this green coating remains visible at the sides in A thin coating 13 of bronze or gold-colored material may be` apy plied to the sides of the bait.

The previously-described coatings form a background over which an interrupted coat- 'ng of lustrous material is applied; Other colors and arrangements of coatings may be used for the background if desired.

. In applying the interrupted' coating, a

`iiexible openwork fabric or netting 14,

Which maybe cloth screening or mosquito netting, is wrapped snugly about the bait and a coatinv l5 of lustroussilver-colored material applgied through `the netting 14 by means of an air-brush. The netting 14, being inintimate, contact with the previouslyapplied coating of coloring material, prevents the coating 'of lustrousmaterial from portions of the -bait covered 'by the strandsof the netting,l so that when t enettingis rupted coating-.of lustrous material, through the interruptions of-which the previously apphed coatings are visible as networks, the interrupted.coating itself being divided by the interruptions into a multiplicity of olygonal figures,

removed it leaves an inter.

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these interrupt-,i,onsforming y ble beneath it. A thick coating 17 of green may then be a of the bait in lied to the top an amount su of silver-colored material may then be applied atthe very top of the .bait and from one end tothe other. The entire baitis then covered with a -transparent lustrous lacquer 19, which adds to the scale iinish effeet of the previously-applied coatings, the previously-applied coatin s being visible I- through this transparent s in lacquer, and

- with the-overlying lacquer giving a decid# my invention,

the combination 'of the under ying coatings edly scale-finis ct. y

.ario'uscolors and arrangements of col ors, and various shapes of baits, may. be used without d qparting from the spirit of t e scope of whichA is deined in the appended claims. y -After t e various color coatings have been applied,5 the bait may be equipped with the usual hooks and line-'fasteningsand other fittings which 'goto make up an artilicial bait or lure.

L This application is a continuation, as far as concerns common subject-matter l claimed herein, of my-copending application Serial No. 213,628, filed January 25, 1918, in which claims are presented for a process that may be used inthe manufacture of anv artificial baitA of the type set forth in this present application.

I claim as new anddesire .to secure by Letters Patent of the United States: i

bait; .and a fthgcoating of transparent lustrous material :overlying said first, second, andfoiirth coatings. f*

.65 light-.colored v`non-lus i; iftifiisi' ifn aterial on its' 1. A fish bait having a light-colored coatf nig of non-lustrous 'material on its lower rtion; a second dark-coloredv coating of on-lustrous material on Aits upper portion;

a third `coatin of lustrous coloring material.

verlyin bot saidfirst and second 'coatingsv an formingn interrupted layer, the

rough which said of dark-colored ma rial on the top of the cient to practically hide the lustrous silver coating. A narrow strip 18.

interruptions of which form a networkdif viding said/'third coatiii of 'polygonal' figures ti first and second coatings are visible asdifferent colored net orks; a. fourth coating into a' multiplicity lower portion;A a second' coating of darkcolored non-lustrous material on the upper yportion of said bait; a third coating of his`` trous coloring materialoverlyin 4bothsaid first and second coatings,"and. armingan interrupted layer, through the interruptions' ofwhich both'said first and second coatings are visible as d il'erent .colored networks, said. interruptions forming a network-dividing said third coating. into a multiplicity ofpolygonal vfigures; and a fourth coating of transparent lustrous material overlying said first, second, and third coatings. s 3. A ish-bait having a rst coating 4of light-colored non-lustrous material on its lower portion; a second coating '.ofda'rkcolored non-lustrous material on its upper Y portion; a third coating of lustrous material overlying bothl saidl rst and second coatings and forming an interrupted layer, the interruptions of which 'form a network dividin said third coating into a multifpllicity' of po ygonal figures, between which gures said first and second coatings are visible as differentvcolored networks; anda fourth coating of dark-.colored material 'on top o Athebait.I

4. A fish'bait having'airst `coating of light-colored none-lustrous material .on the lower portion;` a second coating c ir'fdark-` colored non-lustrous material ion its upper portion; and a third coating of lustrous coloring material overlying both said first and second coatings and forming an inter- 00 rupted layer, the interruptions of' which form a'network dividing .said third coating into a multiplicity ofv polygonal figures, be-

coatings arevisible as diier'ent colorednet- WOIkS. A fish bait having a -rst coating of non-lustrous coloring material; a `second coating of lustrous coloring material overlying said irst coating andlformiiig an interrupted-layer, the interruptions of which form a network dividing said second coating into a multiplicity of polygonal figures, said .tween which figures said first and second iirst vcoating being visible 'through vsaid in- I terruptions as a network; and a third coating 'of transparent material overlying said second coating.

' (LA fishbait'having a lirstx coating of non-'lustrouscoloring material; and a second coating of lustrouslcoloriiiginaterial overlying said first coating and forming an' interrupted layer, the'interruptions of which form a' network dividing .said second coating .mt'ov a multiplicity of -.polygonal figures,

said 'rst 'coating beingvisiblefas a network through the .interruptions of said second coating. L,

7. rA fish bait havinga 'first coating of coloring material forming a layer; and a second coating overlying said .first coating and forming `an interrupted layer, said iniis isc

as a network. vthrough the interruptions of a said second coating. f

s. A fish bait having a' first Dating of non-lustrousmaterial;4 and a second coating coatingis visible as of silverymaterial overlying said first coating "and forming an interrupted layer, through the interruptions of which said first a network? said interruptions 4forming a'network dividingl said .second coating into a multiplicity of polygonalfgures. v l 9. A fish bait having a rst coating of coloring material A second coating overlying said first coating and forming an interrupted layer, through formingl a layer; and -a' ,the iiiterruptions of what said'crst me ngs visible as a network of uniformly-dene f scales.

v20 llnes representing the outlines of fish 1 :10. A fish bait having a first coating of non-lustrous coloring coating of lustrous coloring material overlying said first coating and forming an interrupted layer, through the interruptions of which said first coating is visible as a net- Work` of uniformly-defined lilies representing the outline of .fish-scales.

4In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my yname. l

' 'HENRY S. BILLS. Witnesses: I

J. D. BmNKHoFF, GEORGE WARD.

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